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This edition was originally published in 1914 and contains excellent reproductions of upwards of 5000 marks and monograms from many different countries. The meaning of many of the marks are also...

This vintage book contains William Makepeace Thackeray's 1852 novel, "Henry Esmond". It is a historical text that tells the tale of Henry Esmond, a colonel in the army of Queen Anne of England. As...

Contents Include: Expression Tempo Conventional Alterations of Rhythm Ornamentation Figured Basses Positions and Fingering The Musical Instruments of the PeriodAuthor: Arnold DolmetschPublisher:...

This volume contains detailed and insightful biographies of a number of seminal writers - including John Donne, Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker, George Herbert, and Dr. Robt. Sanderson. This fascinating...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high...

This volume contains a detailed biography of Elgar, and is part of the 'Master Musicians' series written by W. H. Reed. In writing this biography, Reed was aided by Elgar's daughter who helped him...

'Mr. Powys is to be congratulated on having written a book of the kind that most needs writing and most deserves to be read...Here in a dozen chapters of eloquent and glowing prose, Mr. Powys...

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to the inner workings of a watch, with information on the mechanics of clockwork lever escapements, cylinder escapements, verge escapements,...

This vintage book contains a fascinating essay on the most important of all matters of human concern - the human mind. Written in clear, accessible language and full of interesting exposition and...

With an Introduction by D.H. Lawrence. (Awarded the Nobel Prize 1928). An unusual book, both in its story and its setting in a remote Sardinian hill village, half civilised and superstitious. The...

"The Naulahka: A Story of West and East" was originally serialised in the 'Century Magazine' from November 1891 to July 1892. Written in by Kipling in collaboration with Wolcott Balestier, it is an...

One of the philosopher's most studied works, the Nicomachean Ethics, is here made available in the same translation in the World's Classics. Notes of primarily textual importance have been omitted,...

This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published in 1891 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'The Old Stone House and Other Stories' is one of Green's...

This vintage book contains a fascinating and insightful account of the 'old-time' Maori of New Zealand, written by Makereti, the sometime chieftainess of the Arawa Tribe of the Maori of New Zealand...

This volume contains a complete collection of poetry written by the seminal Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelly. Shelley's poetry is infused with his belief in the power of human love and his faith in...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pomona Press are republishing these classic works in...

This antiquarian volume contains an easy-to-digest and novice-friendly guide to learning card tricks, with descriptions and instructions designed to teach the reader a number of shuffling techniques...

First published in 1883, "The Story of My Heart" is a book by English nature writer Richard Jefferies. It is often described as a "spiritual autobiography", within which Jefferies envisions the...

Originally published in 1927. This book recounts the story of the long development of Christian Hymnody, so far as it is illustrated by the contents of the revised Church Hymnary. It provides a...

When Marco Polo arrived at the court of the Great Khan Pekin had just been rebuilt. Kublai Khan was at the height of his glory. Polo rose rapidly in favour and became governor of an important...

The Upanishads are among the source books of the Hindu faith, being the concluding portion of the Hindu scriptures, the Vedas, also the Vedanta. This selection of translations by Swami Nikhilananda...

This handy volume contains a comprehensive guide to cleaning, repairing, and adjusting watches. It includes information on all the tools, materials, appliances, and processes employed in watchwork...

With an introduction by John Galsworthy. 'The writer has an extraordinary sense of atmosphere. Stories told convincingly and well, with a keen perception for natural beauty' Times Literary...

This is antiquarian book contains Christopher Morley's 1925 novel, 'Thunder on the Left'. This beautifully written and masterful piece of mystery fiction was a best-seller upon its original release...

This vintage book contains Friedrich Nietzsche's seminal work; "Thus Spake Zarathustra". Composed between 1883 and 1885, it is a four-part exploration of some of his ideas, including the "eternal...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high...

This book contains the first of six autobiographies written by the prolific writer Beverly Nichols. As the title suggests, Nichols wrote this work at the venturesome age of twenty-five, and it is...

This collection, which Mr Hampden has now revised and expanded was probably the first attempt to make a really representative selection of modern one-act plays. English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish...

This vintage book contains Thomas Moore's 1516 novel, "Utopia". A fantastic work of political philosophy, it centres on a fictional island and its religions, culture, and politics - a model for an...

This vintage book contains Joseph Conrad's 1915 psychological novel, "Victory: An Island Tale". It is the story of Axel Heyst who, after a series of unfortunate events, finds himself living on an...